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TIL that some people have the CCR5 gene and that makes them immune to contract HIV.

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5y6Q TIL Don King served less than 4 years in prison for stomping a man to death and was later pardoned for the crime by the Governor of Ohio after receiving letters of support from Jesse Jackson, Coretta Scott King, and others.
VM4Vm TIL that Pac-Man was the first video game to spawn a marketing phenomenon, including licensed books, clocks, radios, a Saturday morning cartoon, and gadgets like this combination gumball machine and coin bank.
aJVo TIL that there’s a mathematical formula, that when graphed, can visually reproduce itself
YAPP TIL Trees can tell if deer are trying to eat them. Due to their ability to detect deer saliva, trees defend themselves by producing excess acids that cause their buds to taste bitter so that the deer will lose interest and leave them alone
b9o44 TIL That sleep washes away the toxins in your brain. This is why lack of sleep gives you a headache and can eventually kill you.